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PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Truex, Jr. tames competition at Phoenix

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 9:00PM on Wednesday 17th March 2021 ( 3 years ago )

After knocking on the door several times this season, Martin Truex, Jr. finally put his first NASCAR Cup Series win on the board for 2021 with a victory on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

Our Hard Left Turn crew gets you up to speed on all the latest items out of NASCAR's visit to the Valley of the Sun, including:

-Martin Truex, Jr. kept the streak of five different winners in the first five races of the season with his first career Phoenix victory.

-Team Penske seems to have gotten their mojo back, as all three drivers finished in the top 10, led byJoey Logano in second.

-Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott saw promising days go south with a rash of pit road speeding penalties between the two Hendrick Motorsports teammates.

-Kyle Busch did not have a good day, topped off with a tangle with Ross Chastain.

-Plus we'll look at the latest news items and we'll preview the NASCAR race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

WDUN will carry live PRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend from Atlanta Motor Speedway, beginning with Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Echo Park 250 at 4:30 pm on 102.9 FM, AM 550 and streaming live on AccessWDUN.  Coverage continues on Sunday with the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 starting at 2 pm on 102.9 FM, AM 550 and streaming live on AccessWDUN.

For up-to-the-minute motorsports information, follow @WDUNRacing on Twitter and log on to the Around the Track page daily.

Martin Truex, Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Brad Keselowski (2) and Joey Logano (22) race during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Kyle Larson pits during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch races during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Photo: Christian Peterson/Getty Images
Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

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